Lions have about 3 mil left in cap space. Jake Long is looking for at least10 plus mil a year and Lions cannot afford him because they already have 3 megacontracts in Stafford, Megatron and Suh.

Jake Long may not pass his physical at Detriot even if he comes and visit Detroit. He's coming off injuries and his production is on a decline for the past two years. Lions already drafted Riley Reiff to be their OT of the future but which position is not clear until draft is over. The Lions are looking hard at Joeckel, Fisher and Johnson to man up at LT.

EDIT: Also I hate the Bush signing. Guy is old, broken, not an every down back AND he clearly didn't get it done in Miami. That Miami team was horrible at scoring last season. I have no idea why we brought him in besides "Hey we have REGGIE BUSH!! Buy some jerseys and Nachos!!1!!" which is exactly why this franchise is terrible. I'll hang up and listen. /Sweet take

Lions have three OT in Reiff and Hillard plus Fox. Zero OT makes no sense at all. Have you even watched the Lions at all?

I love the Bush signing. It is a cheap contract. He ran for over 2,000 yards with no help around him. He still have a ton of mileage left on his body. He was a rotational back at NO, became a feature back at Miami but never got more than 227 carries for the season. What he brings to the table is his big play threat and force the defense to put an extra man in the box or continue to double/triple cover Megatron. He is going to take on Jahvid Best role as a satellite player aka the one who can run, catch and be a Hr threat. He got it done at Miami, you clearly didn't pay any attention. He became a more complete RB moreso than he is coming out of USC

Reiff was playing behind 2 other first round draft pick VETERAN OTs..He is not a bust yet

And if Bush gives us the 1000 rush yards 4.5+ ypc avc and 40 receptions a year he gave Miami.. it was a great signing for 4m a year. Does the team suck balls..yeah, they do. But Bush was a good signing

did it with no one good around him. Miami had Hartline, Bess, and a bunch of no name offensive players. Bush was the primary focus and still ran for over 2,000 yards in 2 seasons. That's pretty impressive.

My expectation for Bush is 1000 rushing yards with 500 recieving yards. If he can do that plus force the defense to focus on Bush away from Megatron, I would call it a fantastic signing.

last season, they were about 3 games below their pythagorean expectation. So essentially, they're a 7 win team with all of the problem they have. They really missed Jahvid Best and his HR threat from RB position. Defense does not respect LeShoure and Bell at all so they continue to drop everybody back and double/triple cover CJ. Bush will demand the defense to play conventionally which will help Stafford. Watch Bush play at Miami and you will see a much improved RB from NO. With the weapons the Lions possess, Bush will thrive at RB which is part of the big reason why we're excited because we can finally see more consistency from the offense.

Hillard is a swing tackle who can start in a pinch at LT or RT. Reiff didn't sit out to learn the position, he was on the bench behind two established vets in Backus and Gosder. RR wasnt' ever going to beat out Backus. Cherilius had a nice season as well for two year straight. That parlayed to a big contract with the Colts. Way to call a player a complete bust after one year. You don't judge a player until year 3 and this will be Reiff's 2nd year in the NFL. Way to early to call this one.

I was with you for a second Hisdudeness, then you lost me.. Reggie Bush is a good pick up.. 2yrs in row he ran for over 1,000 yrds is not broken. Hes gonna be in an excellent offense for his talents and he'll be in a dome with turf..